Clippers Vs. Nuggets Official Game Thread 2014-02-03 (P. 9)

God dammit we needed this win our defense will be killed by Lebron and the Heat.

Clippers_FTW

02/03/2014 - 10:52 PM PST

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Terrible terrible game..... And Doc wtf.. We need a big who can rebound and defend.... So we get another scorer

Icecoldclipper

02/03/2014 - 10:52 PM PST

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Doc shouldn't of had Crawford in the damn game he shouldn't even talk. Dudley is paid to be a defender at the very F'n least play him in that situation or trade him.

ClipperB23

02/03/2014 - 10:53 PM PST

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Have to vent on here, excuse me: F***** you Marc Davis.

JQuick32

02/03/2014 - 10:53 PM PST

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I'm getting very tired of seeing roster spots wasted on guards. I seriously don't understand how there hasn't even been an attempt made to bring in a third big.

Akclipps

02/03/2014 - 10:54 PM PST

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Damn i miss cp no one was guarding lawson

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02/03/2014 - 10:54 PM PST

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Well other than that missed free throw at the end, Blake had a monster game. That's one positive to take from this game. 36pts, 11rebs, 4asts, 0 turnovers. Blake and CP3 will be a scary combo once CP's healthy.

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02/03/2014 - 10:54 PM PST

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We can't even talk about a big in a game like this because Hollins was having a great game and on played 5 mins. Collison not being in killed us when the offense was getting nothing.

Agent0

02/03/2014 - 10:55 PM PST

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Dudley is more accurately paid to be a shooter than a defender. Technically, Barnes is paid to be a defender, but Barnes likes to reach and foul and get beat off the dribble also.

kjavis

02/03/2014 - 10:55 PM PST

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Our road record against west teams must be pretty horrible right now

Clippers_FTW

02/03/2014 - 10:56 PM PST

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Reggie Evans would have got a rebound lol

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02/03/2014 - 10:57 PM PST

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Still can't believe that Denver celebration lmao. It reminded me of the Bulls celebrating their 6th after Jordan hit the shot over Russell. Can't stop laughing.

Clippers_FTW

02/03/2014 - 10:57 PM PST

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Damn I can't wait till CP3 comes back

Juninho

02/03/2014 - 10:57 PM PST

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I hope a rebounding big will come to the clippers and that Trkoglu plays more at the 3 than at the 4. He gives his best but he is not a rebounder. For a guy who plays only 11 minutes he contributed more than Barnes and Dudley.

WinningBasket

02/03/2014 - 10:58 PM PST

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It's the missed free throws and horrible offensive rebounds that really allowed the Nuggets to hang on and ultimately win the game.

CapsNClips

02/03/2014 - 10:58 PM PST

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5 feet is about as close as you can get to a Nugget player without getting called for a foul. Blake had no choice.

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02/03/2014 - 10:59 PM PST

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Road record in general is bad (14-14) after tonight. Dudley going from actually good to atrocious in home vs road probably helps play into that. For his career he has been even, but this year it's been night and day. Lost in the last few weeks play is that the defense has been subsiding.

wessleejr

02/03/2014 - 10:59 PM PST

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37 to 52 rebounds for nuggets wth we need reggie evans now.

Dunkathon

02/03/2014 - 11:00 PM PST

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I'll agree with you that the game shouldn't have come down to a fluke shot. Also, the Clippers are 2-11 when it comes to games in Denver. What made you think this was going to be an "easy" win in any sort of way?

tense2

02/03/2014 - 11:01 PM PST

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He's actually doing well in the rebounding dept. We need help from our SF, SG and PG positions. Paul we'll help went he returns at least at the PG spot.

Agent0

02/03/2014 - 11:01 PM PST

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At least Portland also lost though, that makes me happy

Phu7

02/03/2014 - 11:01 PM PST

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That sucked, Marc Davis strikes again. Would have preferred Willie in there instead of Crawford for the last play. Blakes monster night was wasted

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02/03/2014 - 11:01 PM PST

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LOL, he's what this team is missing. Can you imagine him, Blake and this new and improved DJ? We would never get out rebounded again.

CapsNClips

02/03/2014 - 11:02 PM PST

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So can we trade Dudley for a ham sandwich? Or is that offer not on the table? I'm hungry

Icecoldclipper

02/03/2014 - 11:03 PM PST

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Well vented but Doc has to make an adjustments on rebounding schemes team rebounding has to be the focus. Limit the freaking leak outs.

ClipperB23

02/03/2014 - 11:04 PM PST

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Somebody on the Clippers either banged Marc Davis' wife or bullied him back in high school because the dude obviously got a vendetta against us. Hate to blame the zebras but even a non Clipper fan would admit all the calls went in Denver's favor, oh well at least theres next game...

A_DOG_NAMED_BUD

02/03/2014 - 11:04 PM PST

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We should at least push for an Italian meatball or a quality turkey sandwich. We don't want to come out on the short end of this trade.

clipperboy24

02/03/2014 - 11:04 PM PST

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I would just rather take the chance ourselves especially only being down 1 point.

Clippers_FTW

02/03/2014 - 11:04 PM PST

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****... I'd take olawakandi as a big right now.....

clipperboy24

02/03/2014 - 11:06 PM PST

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This is the funniest thing I have ever read on this forum. Thanks for the laugh, made this loss easier to swallow, lol

DJ's defense was pretty bad today. Watch the game again and look at just him. He did pick it up in the 4th but there are 3 other quarters

Juninho

02/03/2014 - 11:13 PM PST

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Im shocked that a Player who didnt play for one year (Turk) handles and create more than Barnes and Dudley. And respect to you guys how you support Dudley and Barnes. At least Barnes plays defence but Dudley plays really bad on defence and offense. He looks out of shape.

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02/03/2014 - 11:14 PM PST

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I missed pretty much the whole game because I was at work. I remember on break I saw Blake lead the team to, like, an 8 point lead heading into half time. I sit down at my desk and turn on the score and it's freakin' tied at halftime. What the heck, man?

Juninho

02/03/2014 - 11:15 PM PST

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The Problem was not DJ. The Problem was that the Guards and Sf watched the whole time on the Rebounds they didn`t help DJ and Blake.

MunoValente

02/03/2014 - 11:24 PM PST

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We outscored Denver by 12 when Dudley was on the floor tonight, I don't think he deserves much criticism for the result this particular game. Barnes is more athletic than Dudley, but Dudley I think plays much smarter on defense than Barnes.

I have a good feeling about the Heat game, which is going to make this game harder to swallow. Miami is 0-5 since 2008 on the Clippers home court.

ClipperDodger1214

02/03/2014 - 11:27 PM PST

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When they blew the lead at the end of the 2nd, I knew they were going to lose it eventually. Allowing consecutive offensive rebounds on free throws is simply inexcusable. Reemphasizes the point that they need another big to clean up the boards.

Also, can someone explain to me why Crawford was on the floor for the final shot instead of Dudley? What the heck Doc?

MunoValente

02/03/2014 - 11:28 PM PST

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Sometimes I think one of the things we miss most about Chris Paul is his rebounding. Collison is fairly average rebounder at PG, but Paul is one of the best and helps make for the bad rebounding of Crawford and Redick.

tense2

02/03/2014 - 11:31 PM PST

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Because Dudley is out of shape and a bad defender.

MunoValente

02/03/2014 - 11:31 PM PST

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Maybe Doc didn't want bring him cold or something, particularly when he's not 100% physically? I don't know, but even limping around he's a better 3 point defender than Crawford. Maybe could have used something like Collison-Redick-Barnes-Griffin-Jordan if he didn't want to use either of them.

Agent0

02/03/2014 - 11:32 PM PST

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That has to be ranking total rebounds because the Clippers have currently played the most games in the NBA.

Sadly, we are 18th in rebounds per game, and 14th in defensive rebounds per game, but considering pace and rebound opportunities, we are actually a miserable 25th in defensive rebound percentage.

Oh, never-mind, they are talking about TEAM rebounds, not total rebounds. Team rebounds as in when the ball rebounds and goes out of bounds and you get the ball for example, never-mind, lol. Yea, their total rebounds per game has us at 12th.

Clipswhit

02/03/2014 - 11:59 PM PST

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We got shafted by the game, what'd Denver have like 20 straight possessions that yielded free throws leading up to that game winner by Foye?

With that said, I was hoping we'd intentionally foul Faried as soon as he touched it on the last possession.

The blown flagrant on Blake comes to mind as well, but I think what stands out most to me were all the sloppy passes in the second half, which I credit to fatigue.

kjavis

02/04/2014 - 12:30 AM PST

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On another note we seem to have issues defending an inbound play for a 3 pointer.

Seriously we know they are setting up for a 3 so why don't we actually do something about it, to much space. All Blake had to do was imagine that Kia parked there and lift off, he would have blocked the shot with his head